Oenothera fruticosa
Taxonomy: Spermatophyta, Myrtales, Onagraceae, Oenothera
Published: 2009-11-17
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): very large (>100 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): -, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): -, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): -, pollen class: porate, polarity: heteropolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: -, outline in polar view: triangular, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): oblate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): triangular, infoldings (dry pollen): interapertural area sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: -, aperture condition: porate, aperture peculiarities: aperture membrane ornamented, annulus
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: -, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microgemmate, perforate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: eutectate, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: viscin threads, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: absent, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: absent
Annotations: Viscin threads arise from proximal face
Author(s) of diagnosis: Buchner, R.; Halbritter, H.
Pictures
1. flower(s)
2. flower(s)
3. hydrated pollen grains
4. polar view
5. aperture
6. aperture
7. exine surface
8. polar area (proximal)
9. viscin threads
10. dry pollen grains
Picture legend
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- flower(s), photographer: Buchner, R.
- hydrated pollen grains - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar view - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area (proximal) - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- viscin threads - fresh, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen grains - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Buchner R., Halbritter H. 2009. Oenothera fruticosa. In: PalDat - A palynological database. https://www.paldat.org/pub/Oenothera_fruticosa/110119;jsessionid=C2CE5DE863062E341564CDC492A86CEB; accessed 2024-04-16